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Coventry Accelerate Gale Archive

Buyer: Coventry University →

BuyerCoventry University
StatusAwarded
DeadlineNot published
ValueValue not published
Published8 Jun 2026

What is being bought

Gale Accelerate is a digital archives resource offered by Cengage. It provides a vast array of primary and secondary sources in a number of key subject areas. The material is set to be embedded into teaching and learning activities within the University's Collage of Arts and Society and will be invaluable as research material for both PGT students and research centres.

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statuscomplete

Comparable-procurement analytics

No usable CPV category has been published, so a comparable market set cannot yet be built.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleThis product is an intellectual property owned and sold by Cengage/Gale. It fits along their suite of digital archive products which the CU Group already utilises for teaching, learning and research. The archives are also available to be used within Digital Lab Scholar, as learning and research tool designed to enable discovery across archives solutions. There are no other vendors offering the intellectual content required by CAS and the research centres.
Rationale classificationssingleSuppliersIntellectualPropertyExclusiveRights, singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons, urgency
Special regimeNot published
Covered byNot published
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Awards

Contracts

Coventry Accelerate Gale Archive

Statusactive
Value£182,914

Documents & submission route

  • Not published

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-066961
Latest release ID053810-2026
Latest release timestampMon Jun 08 2026 13:03:35 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLNot published
Tender statuscomplete
Procurement methoddirect
Procurement method detailsDirect award
Main procurement categoryNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender valueNot published
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source0
Tender documents in source1
Awards in latest release1
Contracts in latest release1
Parties in latest release2

Notice history

DateEventReference
8 Jun 2026award, contract053810-2026
13 Mar 2026award, contract022789-2026
13 Mar 2026award, contract022764-2026

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

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